Name __________________ History 203
     
    Study Guide : The Creation of the Constitution
     
    Read Pages 177-189 You will also need to use the Constitution found in the back of your book.
     
     
    Study Questions:
     
     
    1.  Why was a Constitution Convention called for the spring of 1787?
     
    2.  Summarize the characteristics of the men who wrote the Constitution.
     
    3.  What issues confronted the delegates to the Convention? How did they resolve each of them?
     
    4.   What had to be done in order for the new document to become the Constitution of the United States? Describe briefly what happened.
     
    5.  Was the Constitution a “liberal” or “conservative” document? Support your answer with facts.
     
    Study Terms
     
    Annapolis Convention Alexander Hamilton James Madison Electoral College
     
    Antifederalists Federalists Federalist Papers
     
     
    Also write a one sentence explanation of the main idea found in each of the Seven Articles of the Constitution. The sentence should summarize what the Article says.
     
     
     

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